A modular farm system includes a hub container; a plurality of farming or seedling containers with a climate-controlled environment therein; and a shared modular farm element. The shared farm element provides at least one of a refrigerant or a temperature-controlled fluid to the plurality of farming or seedling containers. In another aspect usable with the aforementioned modular farm, a farm system includes a hub container, a plurality of farming or seedling containers with irrigation systems therein, and a shared modular farm element for storing irrigation liquid. The shared modular farm element is in fluid communication with the irrigation systems and is configured to supply irrigating liquid to the irrigation systems.
Systems and methods for operating a seedling germination and maturation system including a reservoir, a pump in fluid communication with the reservoir, a plurality of shelves, and a controller. Each of the plurality of shelves includes: raised side walls configured to form an irrigation trough configured to receive a plurality of seeded trays, a supply valve in fluid communication with the irrigation trough and a pump outlet, a drain valve in fluid communication with the irrigation trough and the reservoir. The controller is configured to actuate the pump and, for a particular shelf of the plurality of shelves, acuate the particular fill valve and the particular drain valve of the particular shelf, to control an irrigation cycle for each particular shelf of the plurality of shelves. The irrigation cycle for each particular shelf is controlled independently of the irrigation cycles for other shelves of the plurality of shelves.
A modular farm system having a hub container and pluralities of farm containers connectable to the hub container. A passageway is provided between the hub container and each farm container. The hub container includes a shared workspace and at least one shared utility for distribution among the farm containers. Each farm container includes a work zone and a grow zone. A plurality of plant panels and a lighting system are mounted for growing plants in a controlled environment within the grow zone.
Systems and methods for manufacturing a container farm including a cultivation module and a support module. The cultivation module includes at least one first plant support apparatus configured to receive one or more plants having a first configuration. The support module includes an irrigation system configured to provide a mixture of water and nutrients to the at least one plant support apparatus; and a climate control system comprising components of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. The at least one first plant support apparatus is configured to be exchanged with at least one second plant support apparatus configured to receive one or more plants having a second configuration different than the first configuration or one of the components of the HVAC system is configured to be replaced with a different component of the HVAC system.
Systems and methods for manufacturing a container farm including a cultivation module and a support module. The cultivation module includes at least one first plant support apparatus configured to receive one or more plants having a first configuration. The support module includes an irrigation system configured to provide a mixture of water and nutrients to the at least one plant support apparatus; and a climate control system comprising components of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. The at least one first plant support apparatus is configured to be exchanged with at least one second plant support apparatus configured to receive one or more plants having a second configuration different than the first configuration or one of the components of the HVAC system is configured to be replaced with a different component of the HVAC system.
A system and method for generating high-yield plant production is disclosed. The system includes a container, a growing station, and a monitoring system. The growing station includes vertical racks, a lighting system, an irrigation system, a climate control system, and a ventilation system. The monitoring system monitors all of the systems in the growing station, as well as the environment within the container, to provide real-time data and alerts to a user.
A vertical farm system including a rack having a grow channel and a source of moisture/nutrients, the moisture/nutrients being deliverable to the rack. The system includes malleable material inserts in the grow channel. The malleable material inserts have an edge area, a first insert receivable within the grow channel so as to abut a second insert to form an abutting pair of edges, and a spacing component receivable between the pair of inserts, the spacing component and the abutting edge areas forming an opening extending about the spacing component, the source of moisture/nutrients communicable to the opening. In one aspect, the malleable material insert may have a slot with abutting pair of edges. A rod component is receivable between the abutting pair of edges, the rod and the abutting edges forming an opening extending about the rod component, and the source of moisture/nutrients being communicable to the opening.
A vertical farm system including a rack having a grow channel and a source of moisture/nutrients, the moisture/nutrients being deliverable to the rack. The system includes malleable material inserts in the grow channel. The malleable material inserts have an edge area, a first insert receivable within the grow channel so as to abut a second insert to form an abutting pair of edges, and a spacing component receivable between the pair of inserts, the spacing component and the abutting edge areas forming an opening extending about the spacing component, the source of moisture/nutrients communicable to the opening. In one aspect, the malleable material insert may have a slot with abutting pair of edges. A rod component is receivable between the abutting pair of edges, the rod and the abutting edges forming an opening extending about the rod component, and the source of moisture/nutrients being communicable to the opening.
A vertical farm system including a rack having a grow channel and a source of moisture/nutrients, the moisture/nutrients being deliverable to the rack. The system includes malleable material inserts in the grow channel. The malleable material inserts have an edge area, a first insert receivable within the grow channel so as to abut a second insert to form an abutting pair of edges, and a spacing component receivable between the pair of inserts, the spacing component and the abutting edge areas forming an opening extending about the spacing component, the source of moisture/nutrients communicable to the opening. In one aspect, the malleable material insert may have a slot with abutting pair of edges. A rod component is receivable between the abutting pair of edges, the rod and the abutting edges forming an opening extending about the rod component, and the source of moisture/nutrients being communicable to the opening.
A farming control system for monitoring and controlling one or more contained farms is described herein. The farming control system includes a local system having a plurality of modules to obtain crop data and perform farming operations on crops. The modules transmit the crop data to and receive the farming operations from a local controller, or a cloud controller when the local controller fails. The local system and the cloud system may use machine learning based on the crop data to determine the farming operations to be performed.
A farming control system for monitoring and controlling one or more contained farms is described herein. The farming control system includes a local system having a plurality of modules to obtain crop data and perform farming operations on crops. The modules transmit the crop data to and receive the farming operations from a local controller, or a cloud controller when the local controller fails. The local system and the cloud system may use machine learning based on the crop data to determine the farming operations to be performed.
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A closed farm system for efficient plant production is provided. The closed farm system may have an air flow control system operable to direct air flow past plants growing within the system. The air flow control system may be operable to control heating and cooling of lighting panels and air flow ductwork within the closed farm system. The closed farm system may also have a plurality of LED lights mounted on one or more sheets supported by a frame assembly.
A container farm provides a grow zone and a work zone within an enclosure. Plants are grown in vertical grow towers within the grow zone supported by a rotatable carousel grow structure. The grow towers can be moved within the grow zone to a location in which they are accessible from the work zone. A seedling station can be provided within the work zone. Other systems, including an irrigation system, a lighting system, and a climate control system, can be provided to support the growth of plants within the container.
A system and method for generating high-yield plant production is disclosed. The system includes a container, a growing station, and a monitoring system. The growing station includes vertical racks, a lighting system, an irrigation system, a climate control system, and a ventilation system. The monitoring system monitors all of the systems in the growing station, as well as the environment within the container, to provide real-time data and alerts to a user.
A modular farm system is provided having a hub container and pluralities of farm containers connectable to the hub container. A passageway is provided between the hub container and each farm container. The hub container includes a shared workspace and at least one shared utility for distribution among the farm containers. Each farm container includes a work zone and a grow zone. A plurality of plant panels and a lighting system are mounted for growing plants in a controlled environment within the grow zone.
A modular farm system is provided having a hub container and pluralities of farm containers connectable to the hub container. A passageway is provided between the hub container and each farm container. The hub container includes a shared workspace and at least one shared utility for distribution among the farm containers. Each farm container includes a work zone and a grow zone. A plurality of plant panels and a lighting system are mounted for growing plants in a controlled environment within the grow zone.
Techniques for generating high-yield fungi production are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a system for generating high-yield fungi production, the system comprising at least one modular container and a growing system housed within the modular container. The growing system may include a substrate preparation system configured to accept substrate and prepare substrate for pasteurization, a pasteurization system configured to pasteurize prepared substrate received from the substrate preparation system, a draining, cooling, and packing system configured to cool and drain pasteurized prepared substrate from the pasteurization system and to pack pasteurized and cooled substrate into at least one growing container, an inoculation system configured to inoculate the pasteurized and cooled substrate, and a plurality of vertical racks coupled to a ceiling of the modular container and configured to hold the at least one growing container.
A system and method for monitoring and controlling a modular farm are provided. The system includes a farm networking service that provides monitoring and control of farm operations for farms that are part of the network. The farm networking service can transmit controlling instructions and notifications to the farms in the network. Users can upload data associated with a farm and farm operations to the farm networking service. The farm networking service can learn from aggregated data to enable best practices, crop recipes, and other information for all of the farms in the network.
Hydroponic growing system in the nature of a closed environment shipping container equipped with water irrigation, nutrient and pH concentration sensors, nutrient and pH delivery systems comprising nutrient reservoirs, flow meters, non-metal pipes, and non-metal tubes, water pumps, water level and water temperature sensors, water filters, water supplying components, namely, drip emitters, nozzles, valves, plumbing fittings, non-metal pipes, and non-metal tubes, water draining components, namely, catch basins, gutters, plumbing fittings, non-metal pipes, and non-metal tubes, water pumping components, namely, plumbing fittings, non-metal pipes, and non-metal tubes, removable light fixtures, exhaust systems, removable growing containers, system control components, namely, sensors, timers, computer monitors, computer processors, computer storage, and computer peripherals, and parts thereof, all the aforementioned goods sold as a unit
Hydroponic growing system in the nature of a closed environment shipping container equipped with water irrigation, nutrient and pH concentration sensors, nutrient and pH delivery systems, water pumps, water level and water temperature sensors, water filtration, water supplying components, water draining components, water pumping components, light fixtures, exhaust systems, removable growing containers, system control components and parts thereof sold as a unit; aeroponic growing system in the nature of a closed environment shipping container equipped with water irrigation, nutrient and pH concentration sensors, nutrient and pH delivery systems, water pumps, water level and water temperature sensors, water filtration, water supplying components, water draining components, water pumping components, light fixtures, exhaust systems, removable growing containers, system control components and parts thereof sold as a unit
Hydroponic growing system in the nature of a closed environment shipping container equipped with water irrigation, nutrient and pH concentration sensors, nutrient and pH delivery systems, water pumps, water level and water temperature sensors, water filtration, water supplying components, water draining components, water pumping components, light fixtures, exhaust systems, removable growing containers, system control components and parts thereof sold as a unit; aeroponic growing system in the nature of a closed environment shipping container equipped with water irrigation, nutrient and pH concentration sensors, nutrient and pH delivery systems, water pumps, water level and water temperature sensors, water filtration, water supplying components, water draining components, water pumping components, light fixtures, exhaust systems, removable growing containers, system control components and parts thereof sold as a unit
A device for growing plants is provided. The device has a panel assembly on which a one or a plurality of nutrient flow channels is supported to provide nutrient flow passages from an inlet at an upper region to an outlet at a lower region of the support panel. A plurality of grow pockets is supported on an opposite side face of the support panel, the grow pockets in alignment with the nutrient flow channels. Each grow pocket has a plant access opening. A fluid aperture in the support panel is disposed at a lower region of each grow pocket for fluid communication between an interior of the grow pocket and the aligned nutrient flow passage.
A container farm provides a grow zone and a work zone within an enclosure. Plants are grown in vertical grow towers within the grow zone supported by a rotatable carousel grow structure. The grow towers can be moved within the grow zone to a location in which they are accessible from the work zone. A seedling station can be provided within the work zone. Other systems, including an irrigation system, a lighting system, and a climate control system, can be provided to support the growth of plants within the container.
A device for growing plants is provided. The device has a panel assembly on which a one or a plurality of nutrient flow channels is supported to provide nutrient flow passages from an inlet at an upper region to an outlet at a lower region of the support panel. A plurality of grow pockets is supported on an opposite side face of the support panel, the grow pockets in alignment with the nutrient flow channels. Each grow pocket has a plant access opening. A fluid aperture in the support panel is disposed at a lower region of each grow pocket for fluid communication between an interior of the grow pocket and the aligned nutrient flow passage.
A device for growing plants is provided. The device has a panel assembly on which a one or a plurality of nutrient flow channels is supported to provide nutrient flow passages from an inlet at an upper region to an outlet at a lower region of the support panel. A plurality of grow pockets is supported on an opposite side face of the support panel, the grow pockets in alignment with the nutrient flow channels. Each grow pocket has a plant access opening. A fluid aperture in the support panel is disposed at a lower region of each grow pocket for fluid communication between an interior of the grow pocket and the aligned nutrient flow passage.
A system and method for monitoring and controlling a modular farm are provided. The system includes a farm networking service that provides monitoring and control of farm operations for farms that are part of the network. The farm networking service can transmit controlling instructions and notifications to the farms in the network. Users can upload data associated with a farm and farm operations to the farm networking service. The farm networking service can learn from aggregated data to enable best practices, crop recipes, and other information for all of the farms in the network.
Hydroponic growing system in the nature of a closed environment shipping container equipped with water irrigation, nutrient and pH concentration sensors, nutrient and pH delivery systems comprising nutrient reservoirs, flow meters, non-metal pipes, and non-metal tubes, water pumps, water level and water temperature sensors, water filters, water supplying components, namely, drip emitters, nozzles, valves, plumbing fittings, non-metal pipes, and non-metal tubes, water draining components, namely, catch basins, gutters, plumbing fittings, non-metal pipes, and non-metal tubes, water pumping components, namely, plumbing fittings, non-metal pipes, and non-metal tubes, removable light fixtures, exhaust systems, removable growing containers, system control components, namely, sensors, timers, computer monitors, computer processors, computer storage, and computer peripherals, and parts thereof, all the aforementioned goods sold as a unit
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Insulated shipping containers modified for high-yield plant production capable in any environment
A system and method for generating high-yield plant production is disclosed. The system includes a container, a growing station, and a monitoring system. The growing station includes vertical racks, a lighting system, an irrigation system, a climate control system, and a ventilation system. The monitoring system monitors all of the systems in the growing station, as well as the environment within the container, to provide real-time data and alerts to a user.
Techniques for generating high-yield fungi production are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a system for generating high-yield fungi production, the system comprising at least one modular container and a growing system housed within the modular container. The growing system may include a substrate preparation system configured to accept substrate and prepare substrate for pasteurization, a pasteurization system configured to pasteurize prepared substrate received from the substrate preparation system, a draining, cooling, and packing system configured to cool and drain pasteurized prepared substrate from the pasteurization system and to pack pasteurized and cooled substrate into at least one growing container, an inoculation system configured to inoculate the pasteurized and cooled substrate, and a plurality of vertical racks coupled to a ceiling of the modular container and configured to hold the at least one growing container.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Mobile device software for monitoring and managing operations of a growing facility, for allowing users to purchase farming supplies as needed and to subscribe to a monthly service which will send farm supplies automatically, for setting and receiving alert notifications of changes to the environment of a growing facility and for checking on a growing facility through live video feed
21 - HouseHold or kitchen utensils, containers and materials; glassware; porcelain; earthenware
Goods & Services
Fully assembled growing facility, delivered ready to use and configured for immediate crop, namely, hydroponic garden system for home and commercial use comprising growing containers, LED lights, climate controllers, responsive water and drain components, nutrient dosing components and computer software for monitoring and controlling system conditions production
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Insulated shipping containers modified for high-yield plant production capable in any environment
A system and method for generating high-yield plant production is disclosed. The system includes a container, a growing station, and a monitoring system. The growing station includes vertical racks, a lighting system, an irrigation system, a climate control system, and a ventilation system. The monitoring system monitors all of the systems in the growing station, as well as the environment within the container, to provide real-time data and alerts to a user.
